The Opportunity
We are seeking a sophisticated and strategic leader to oversee the regional treasury function and investment strategy. This is a high-impact role requiring a blend of tactical execution and long-term financial planning. The successful candidate will be responsible for the stewardship of corporate assets, optimization of funding costs, and the management of a complex multi-currency liquidity environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Asset & Portfolio Strategy: Develop and execute high-level investment strategies for the corporate cash portfolio, ensuring alignment with global risk appetite.
- Liquidity & Currency Management: Strategically track and manage currency allocations and liquidity profiles to ensure the firm is positioned for cost-efficient deployment of capital.
- Yield & Structured Solutions: Evaluate complex structured financial products to enhance portfolio yields while maintaining strict adherence to return targets.
- Infrastructure & Governance: Lead the design and implementation of treasury operations, risk management frameworks, and compliance protocols to ensure a world-class control environment.
- Capital Markets & Funding: Direct the arrangement of bank borrowings and optimize the group’s debt maturity profile and cost of funding.
- Strategic Relationship Management: Manage and expand high-value banking and institutional relationships across the APAC region.
- Strategic Advisory: Identify market opportunities and provide rigorous financial recommendations to the CEO and Board for regional expansion or capital deployment.
- Regulatory Leadership: Stay at the forefront of regional regulatory changes, ensuring all treasury policies and procedures remain compliant with evolving international standards.
Position Requirements
- Professional Tenure: At least 10 years of senior-level experience in treasury management, corporate finance, or a related institutional banking role.
- Technical Mastery: Deep understanding of global financial markets, derivative tools, and diverse investment instruments.
- Risk Management: Robust exposure to credit and market risk management, with a proven ability to quantify and manage the risk-return trade-off.
- Geographical Expertise: Comprehensive knowledge of the Asia-Pacific financial landscape, with practical experience navigating the nuances of different APAC jurisdictions.
- Leadership & Influence: Highly developed interpersonal skills with the ability to influence C-Suite stakeholders and foster a collaborative, high-performance team culture.
- Integrity & Work Ethic: A hands-on leader with a track record of unquestionable professional integrity and ethical conduct.
- Linguistic Proficiency: Native or professional fluency in English and Chinese (Mandarin/Cantonese) is required to manage regional stakeholders and documentation.
Confidentiality & Application
This search is being conducted on a Private & Confidential basis. Only candidates who meet the stringent requirements of the role will be contacted for further discussion. All inquiries will be treated with the highest level of discretion.